Play Gives Woman At The Center Of Emmett Till’s Murder Case A Voice

Emmett Till, a 14-year-old from Chicago whose body was found in the Tallahatchie River near the Delta community of Money, Miss., on Aug. 31, 1955.
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old from Chicago whose body was found in the Tallahatchie River near the Delta community of Money, Miss., on Aug. 31, 1955.
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old from Chicago whose body was found in the Tallahatchie River near the Delta community of Money, Miss., on Aug. 31, 1955.
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old from Chicago whose body was found in the Tallahatchie River near the Delta community of Money, Miss., on Aug. 31, 1955.

Play Gives Woman At The Center Of Emmett Till’s Murder Case A Voice

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Two friends, one black, one white, produced a short play about Carolyn Bryant, the white woman who accused Emmett Till of whistling at her. Since his murder, racial tensions exist six decades later.Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.